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>> pentagon is talking about having less aircraft carrier presence. the foreign-policy establishment could see some of its dollars cut. foreign aid is never the favorite thing of the congress. some of those accounts could be pressured. a lot of these cuts ordered by sequestration are essentially dumb. they are acrsooss the board. certain things are exempt. ibo who run these cabinet departments often lack the authority just -- people who run these cabinet departments often lack the authority did say we are going -- authority to say we are going to keep this or that. us toes it hard for represent ourselves as a model that ought to be in related by others -- to be emulated by others. >> what do you hear when you talk to leaders around the world, not just about sequestration -- what are people saying to you? .> all those things america's inability to tackle its deficit and debt. able shake their heads. at the end of the day, -- people shake their heads. because at the end of the day, they are dependent on the united states. the united states controls the
>> pentagon is talking about having less aircraft carrier presence. the foreign-policy establishment could see some of its dollars cut. foreign aid is never the favorite thing of the congress. some of those accounts could be pressured. a lot of these cuts ordered by sequestration are essentially dumb. they are acrsooss the board. certain things are exempt. ibo who run these cabinet departments often lack the authority just -- people who run these cabinet departments often lack the...
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that's nearly 8% of the pentagon budget. it will affect everything from deployment to veterans' funerals and small businesses that do defense work. ben tracy reports. >> reporter: what is everyone in here making today? >> people are making parts for the navy. >> reporter: the dante valve company makes safety and relief valves for the u.s. navy. >> carriers, destroyers, amphibious, things like that. >> reporter: so these are basically going to the department of defense. >> they are. >> reporter: now her third generation business is caught in the crossfire. they're talking about $43 billion in defense cuts. is there any way that that does not affect your business? >> it definitely will affect our business. it's just a matter of how. >> reporter: the looming cuts are going to hit the employees. >> we're sitting here ready to hire people, ready to give raises for people we have and we another doing either of those things because of the sequestration. we just don't know what's going to happen in the future. >> reporter: you have
that's nearly 8% of the pentagon budget. it will affect everything from deployment to veterans' funerals and small businesses that do defense work. ben tracy reports. >> reporter: what is everyone in here making today? >> people are making parts for the navy. >> reporter: the dante valve company makes safety and relief valves for the u.s. navy. >> carriers, destroyers, amphibious, things like that. >> reporter: so these are basically going to the department of...
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insider attacks have been a major problem for the pentagon. earlier today our new defense secretary chuck hagel wrapped up his first trip to afghanistan since he took the position and he said hamid karzai is dead wrong when he claims that the u.s. troops have helped stage two suicide attacks in to scare afghans to get u.s. troops to stay. this just flies in the face of reality. things are really deteriorating? >> it really does. defense secretary hagel's first trip as defense secretary to the war zone really marred by both of violence you mentioned. there were two other suicide bombings this past weekend. one of them killed eight children beyond this morning's attack you mentioned that killed two u.s. soldiers. the bottom line you have the violence on top of that these comments by president karzai, down right bizarre and drew a angry response from jay carney. >> america with the taliban are not their enemy and they are not fighting the taliban. in the name of the taliban they are abusing our people. the taliban are in daily talks with the amer
insider attacks have been a major problem for the pentagon. earlier today our new defense secretary chuck hagel wrapped up his first trip to afghanistan since he took the position and he said hamid karzai is dead wrong when he claims that the u.s. troops have helped stage two suicide attacks in to scare afghans to get u.s. troops to stay. this just flies in the face of reality. things are really deteriorating? >> it really does. defense secretary hagel's first trip as defense secretary to...
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. >>> the pentagon made a big announcement as we headed into the weekend. it's putting the country's single largest weapons program on hold. all 51 of the pentagon's new f-35 fighter jets will be grounded following the discovery of a cracked turbine blade in one of the plane's engines. it's the second time in two weeks the government has had to pause the $396 billion weapons program. >>> trouble for another big program tonight. at this moment the most contaminated nuclear site in the country is leaking a mix of radioactive and toxic material into the soil. the waste is coming from old underground tanks in washington state's hanford nuclear reservation, a site that produced plutonium for the bombs dropped in world war ii. officials say the leak is not an immediate threat since it will likely take years for the chemicals to reach the groundwater. >>> when "nightly news" continues on this saturday, finding the next big breakthroughs in medicine. a new generation of scientists gets millions to make it happen. >>> the new power of the internet is driving a song
. >>> the pentagon made a big announcement as we headed into the weekend. it's putting the country's single largest weapons program on hold. all 51 of the pentagon's new f-35 fighter jets will be grounded following the discovery of a cracked turbine blade in one of the plane's engines. it's the second time in two weeks the government has had to pause the $396 billion weapons program. >>> trouble for another big program tonight. at this moment the most contaminated nuclear site...
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a pentagon spokesman said the schedule changed for a variety of reasons including security issues in kabul. representatives at the afghan presidential palace are reportedly blaming a schedule conflict for the cancellation, but the american defense department is now telling us that secretary hagel and president karzai will meet privately today and hagel will hold an on camera briefing afterwards and we're about two and a half hours away from hearing from the secretary of defense chuck hagel. >> back to you. >> should be pretty interesting. thank you so much, peter. >>> for more on karzai's claims and his history of controversial comments, we're joined as we are ever sunday at this time by john bolton. good morning, ambassador. >> good morning, eric. how are you? >> is karzai, in i couldn't viewer, just off the deep end? 2000 american servicemen and women killed in his country and we get this? >> yeah. well, the notion that the united states and the taliban are cooperating in yesterday's homicides is fantasy, and karzai knows that. i think he's trying to play afghan politics to show he
a pentagon spokesman said the schedule changed for a variety of reasons including security issues in kabul. representatives at the afghan presidential palace are reportedly blaming a schedule conflict for the cancellation, but the american defense department is now telling us that secretary hagel and president karzai will meet privately today and hagel will hold an on camera briefing afterwards and we're about two and a half hours away from hearing from the secretary of defense chuck hagel....
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the pentagon beefs up security on the u.s. homeland in response to a growing nuclear threat from north korea. >>> meet the press. the new pope faces about 5,000 journalists at a news conference today. even though he wasn't expected to speak. >>> trouble on the high seas. again. another carnival cruise ship encounters problems on two different trips in the past few days. >>> the shock announcement from a leading gop figure. how is his support for gay marriage playing in today's big conservative conference? good morning, everyone and welcome to "weekends with alex witt." let's get to what's happening right now. in a surprise move the pentagon is beefing up u.s. missile defense systems in response to north korea's latest threat. defense secretary chuck hagel hinted north korea had made faster than expected progress on nuclear weapons and missiles. joining me now live from the white house, nbc's kristen welker. a very sobering good saturday morning to you. what's the latest we know about this? >> alex, that's right. it is a sober
the pentagon beefs up security on the u.s. homeland in response to a growing nuclear threat from north korea. >>> meet the press. the new pope faces about 5,000 journalists at a news conference today. even though he wasn't expected to speak. >>> trouble on the high seas. again. another carnival cruise ship encounters problems on two different trips in the past few days. >>> the shock announcement from a leading gop figure. how is his support for gay marriage playing...
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the pentagon has released documents to us detailing goulet's service in the marine corps for six years. he was also with the army if three years where he flew blackhawk helicopters and was a military police officer and received several medals but he was convicted of being a peeping tom in oregon. he had other run ins with the law enforcement there. we will have continuing courage on the santa cruz officers killed. we are awaiting the 11:30 news conference by santa cruz police and we will bring it to you live as soon as it begins and you can always get updates on our facebook page at abc news. >> there was a hoax of a rape on campus, the 21-year-old woman staged the attack and told police originally she was walking on a campus trail last week is she was beaten and assaulted. campus police issued a sketch of the suspect based on her description. they are reporting the case to the district attorney who could file charges for filing a false police report. >> pope benedict left the vatican today in an emotional ceremony witnessed by tens of thousands in romes and millions an the world. the
the pentagon has released documents to us detailing goulet's service in the marine corps for six years. he was also with the army if three years where he flew blackhawk helicopters and was a military police officer and received several medals but he was convicted of being a peeping tom in oregon. he had other run ins with the law enforcement there. we will have continuing courage on the santa cruz officers killed. we are awaiting the 11:30 news conference by santa cruz police and we will bring...
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our barbara starr is at the pentagon. that's very different to the u.n. force who are going in to try to stop the fighting. where are these marines going and what happens when they get there in. >> well, at the moment, you know, earlier this week, the pentagon sent about 150 marines from their base in the mediterranean to the horn of africa to djibouti. and then yesterday they took about 50 of those marines and put them closer to south sudan, if you look at the map, those 50 marines are now in uganda. that will put them very close to south sudan if they get the orders to go in. there are two possible missions if they go in would be to revacuate americans as you said or provide more security even for the u.s. embassy there if it tries to stay open amid the growing violence. they have no orders to go yet, but what you're really looking at michael, is the military lesson of benghazi. that if americans are going to get into trouble because run into trouble given outbreaks of violence, you need to have military force close enough to go get them and that's what
our barbara starr is at the pentagon. that's very different to the u.n. force who are going in to try to stop the fighting. where are these marines going and what happens when they get there in. >> well, at the moment, you know, earlier this week, the pentagon sent about 150 marines from their base in the mediterranean to the horn of africa to djibouti. and then yesterday they took about 50 of those marines and put them closer to south sudan, if you look at the map, those 50 marines are...
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creating backups here at la front -- l'enfant plaza and check out this picture of a crowded platform at pentagon. >> if there's ever a situation where a recovery cannot be done safely and power needs to be brought down. in those situations we do close the station. >> reporter: while the scene was troubling to passengers, emergency crews say safety is paramount. they must make sure that all power is shut down before moving in. >> we don't send any members down into the track bed until we've confirmed from metro that power has been shut off. >> reporter: metro reviewed the videotape and the driver did indeed apply the brake but it is too late. she is now badly shaken and seeking treatment. at gallery place, delia goncalves, wusa9. >> metro resumed normal service on the green and yellow lines shortly before 11:00 a.m. >>> university of maryland held a memorial last night for two students killed yesterday in a murder-suicide. police say 23-year-old dayvon green set several fires at his home on 36th street in college park. green then shot his two house mates, 22-year-old stephen rane died. we caught
creating backups here at la front -- l'enfant plaza and check out this picture of a crowded platform at pentagon. >> if there's ever a situation where a recovery cannot be done safely and power needs to be brought down. in those situations we do close the station. >> reporter: while the scene was troubling to passengers, emergency crews say safety is paramount. they must make sure that all power is shut down before moving in. >> we don't send any members down into the track...
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again, hillary clinton receiving an award there at the pentagon just moments ago. we'll continue to watch that and we'll have more right after the break. tely so this is a big deal, our first full team gathering! i wanted to call on a few people. ashley, ashley marshall... here. since we're often all on the move, ashley suggested we use fedex office to hold packages for us. great job. [ applause ] thank you. and on a protocol note, i'd like to talk to tim hill about his tendency to use all caps in emails. [ shouting ] oh i'm sorry guys. ah sometimes the caps lock gets stuck on my keyboard. hey do you wanna get a drink later? [ male announcer ] hold packages at any fedex office location. begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. >>> the ceo of the nra is outlining a new plan of action against gun control proposals in a new op-ed titled "stand and fight." wayne lapierre lays out his plan and explains his case for why owning a gun is not about
again, hillary clinton receiving an award there at the pentagon just moments ago. we'll continue to watch that and we'll have more right after the break. tely so this is a big deal, our first full team gathering! i wanted to call on a few people. ashley, ashley marshall... here. since we're often all on the move, ashley suggested we use fedex office to hold packages for us. great job. [ applause ] thank you. and on a protocol note, i'd like to talk to tim hill about his tendency to use all caps...
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what's amazing is they want austerity at the expense of the pentagon, and that was the whole purpose of the sequester was to hold a gun to the pentagon's head and to poor people's head so that democrats and republicans would both have an incentive to compromise. that's out the window. they would rather have austerity than protect defense spending, which is a whole new shift in the political calculus. >> unexpected one. sfwhoo two things are true. this is a terrible way to govern. it's a terrible way to budget. no rationale person would sit down and say we're just going to have across the board cuts regardless of efficacy of programs. we're going to cut the bad programs as well as the good. no one would do that. the white house put out their numbers last night, the state by state impact numbers. >> the embargo numbers. >> right. you know, we saw them here in new york on the local level, and, obviously, nobody at the local level wants to take a hit. nobody wants to see aid from washington reduced at the local level. there's not going to be blood in the streets. buildings are not going
what's amazing is they want austerity at the expense of the pentagon, and that was the whole purpose of the sequester was to hold a gun to the pentagon's head and to poor people's head so that democrats and republicans would both have an incentive to compromise. that's out the window. they would rather have austerity than protect defense spending, which is a whole new shift in the political calculus. >> unexpected one. sfwhoo two things are true. this is a terrible way to govern. it's a...
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and the pentagon is responding. while u.s. intelligence and military officials are wondering just what this new and untested 28-year-old leader might be up to. our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski is on duty from there tonight, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. today's warnings from north korea are the latest in a series of provocative threats, which have forced the u.s. and south korea to plan for possible military retaliation. the north koreans claim they put their long range missiles on high alert, aimed at american targets in guam, hawaii and the u.s. mainland. u.s. officials see no sign of an imminent attack, but they're taking no chances. the u.s. and south korea signed a military agreement just last week that in the event of a north korean attack, the two allies could combine forces for a counterattack. now, officials here don't believe that north korean president kim jong-un wants a full scale war. some fear his unpredictability makes him extremely dangerous, brian. >> jim miklaszewski watching it
and the pentagon is responding. while u.s. intelligence and military officials are wondering just what this new and untested 28-year-old leader might be up to. our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski is on duty from there tonight, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. today's warnings from north korea are the latest in a series of provocative threats, which have forced the u.s. and south korea to plan for possible military retaliation. the north koreans claim they put their...
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. >> today, a rareÑiçóç admissioy the pentagon the u.s. military flexed muscles. officials say a pair of stealth bombers capable of launching cruise missles ran a drill over the korean peninsula. >> exercises mostly to assure our allies they can count on us to be prepared to help them deter conflict. >> this as tensions rise in the region with north korea threatening to attack south korea and the u.s.. >> in the face of threats from the north koreans is thatfá we stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies. >> the bombers dropped mun yigs on an island hours after north korea cutoff all military communications. >> cutting off communication does escalate into a level we haven't seen. now, we're wondering what next. >> the communist nation is fuming about efforts to punish the country for nuclear tests last month. not sure about the intention the pentagon plans to beef up defense autos we have to take seriously every provocative belacose word and action. that this new, young leader has taken so far. >> he says north korea must understand the u.s. will defend itself a
. >> today, a rareÑiçóç admissioy the pentagon the u.s. military flexed muscles. officials say a pair of stealth bombers capable of launching cruise missles ran a drill over the korean peninsula. >> exercises mostly to assure our allies they can count on us to be prepared to help them deter conflict. >> this as tensions rise in the region with north korea threatening to attack south korea and the u.s.. >> in the face of threats from the north koreans is thatfá we...
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the pentagon has released documents to us detailing goulet's service in the marine corps for six years. he was also with the army if three years where he flew blackhawk helicopters and was a military police officer and received several medals but he was convicted of being a peeping tom in oregon. he had other run ins with the law enforcement there. we will have continuing courage on the santa cruz officers killed. we are awaiting the 11:30 news conference by santa cruz police and we will bring it to you live as soon as it begins and you can always get updates on our facebook page at abc news. >> there was a hoax of a rape on campus, the 21-year-old woman staged the attack and told police originally she was walking on a campus trail last week is she was beaten and assaulted. campus police issued a sketch of the suspect based on her description. they are reporting the case to the district attorney who could file charges for filing a false police report. >> pope benedict left the vatican today in an emotional ceremony witnessed by tens of thousands in romes and millions an the world. the
the pentagon has released documents to us detailing goulet's service in the marine corps for six years. he was also with the army if three years where he flew blackhawk helicopters and was a military police officer and received several medals but he was convicted of being a peeping tom in oregon. he had other run ins with the law enforcement there. we will have continuing courage on the santa cruz officers killed. we are awaiting the 11:30 news conference by santa cruz police and we will bring...
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the decision was made early in the pentagon and specifically by colin powell. obviously with the concurrence of his civilian masters and he called general schwarzkopf and say that we are at the hundred hour mark and we have kicked them out of kuwait and we have done what they asked us to do and to fill the terms of the congressional and united nations authorization. what you think about ending it. he was concerned that eventually there would be a backlash and television photos in particular would be scenes of carnage leading out of kuwait city. none of those photos had yet been on television. he was aware that there was carnage of the would-be photos. i don't think nancy pelosi or anyone else had anything to do that. >> host: thomas, you are on booktv with author rick atkinson. >> caller: hello, they are. thank you so very much for putting this program on. it was my privilege to go to the american cemetery near the beaches of normandy. one time with a next-door neighbor who was a congressional medal of honor winner. james monteith. there are two in the cemetery
the decision was made early in the pentagon and specifically by colin powell. obviously with the concurrence of his civilian masters and he called general schwarzkopf and say that we are at the hundred hour mark and we have kicked them out of kuwait and we have done what they asked us to do and to fill the terms of the congressional and united nations authorization. what you think about ending it. he was concerned that eventually there would be a backlash and television photos in particular...
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a top-secret dossier as they walked down the hall of the pentagon. and you've got about a roomful of military people. so the students would've answered. it was an amazing experience. and the kids were just having a great time taking this to her soviets had targeted this during the cold war, thinking that we are the underground information bunker. and after that his there was a door for us to usher in the then defense secretary. he was warm and affable but your grandfather. and welcoming students into his office. and you allow the students to come to the desperate that is what he did, he said don't touch all those fronts, especially the red line. but he had a discussion with them. again, a policy discussion not a photo opportunity. he talked to them about strategy and what is your hardest problem. here is our hardest problem, how do you deal with yours. we took off his coat and he got comfortable and it is mailed from the capital of the white house and he stopped and did an amazing thing. there are military commanders and leaders that have a special m
a top-secret dossier as they walked down the hall of the pentagon. and you've got about a roomful of military people. so the students would've answered. it was an amazing experience. and the kids were just having a great time taking this to her soviets had targeted this during the cold war, thinking that we are the underground information bunker. and after that his there was a door for us to usher in the then defense secretary. he was warm and affable but your grandfather. and welcoming...
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. >> the qualifications of chuck hagel at the pentagon. but he is saying he will probably be confirmed anyway. hagel was widely criticized for his performance during the senate confirmation hearings. they delayed their vote to ask questions about the nominee. there is no hurry in filling such an important component. >> i think we are doing our job to scrutinize i think one of the most unqualified radical choices for secretary of defense in a very long time. >> meantime senator john mccain says hagel is not qualified but thinks it is time to go ahead with a vote anyway. enough time has gone by to ask questions. hagel probably has the votes anyway to be confirmed. the white house is worried they are building slowly not only hagel but john brennan for the head of the cia. he has brave concerns about the delay. >> between john, brennan the cia director chuck hagel as secretary of defense we want to make sure we have those guys sitting in the chair working. i don't want there to have been something missed because of the hang-up in washington. >
. >> the qualifications of chuck hagel at the pentagon. but he is saying he will probably be confirmed anyway. hagel was widely criticized for his performance during the senate confirmation hearings. they delayed their vote to ask questions about the nominee. there is no hurry in filling such an important component. >> i think we are doing our job to scrutinize i think one of the most unqualified radical choices for secretary of defense in a very long time. >> meantime senator...
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pentagon officials admit a review of military law is needed. >> there is something that seems odd about the power to reject findings that came out of a jury. >> congresswoman jackie spear is praise thing new legislation. she's been a big critic of the military's handling of sex assault cases. the killer was accused of rape twice in the military, but he was discharged from the military instead of prison. if military law had been different, the shooter might still have been in prison. >>> today, the dow closed in positive territory, marking the longest winning streak in 16 years. the dow finished up for the ninth straight day. take a look at the numbers. the dow up just five points but enough to set a record. the nasdaq and s&p also lineup. retail stocks jumped on a report of increase in consumer spending. >>> police are looking for two people accused of beating a woman and stealing her purse. these are pictures of the two suspects. they got off at the race street station. the female suspect, described as hispanic in her 20s, punched and kicked the woman until she fell to the ground. the
pentagon officials admit a review of military law is needed. >> there is something that seems odd about the power to reject findings that came out of a jury. >> congresswoman jackie spear is praise thing new legislation. she's been a big critic of the military's handling of sex assault cases. the killer was accused of rape twice in the military, but he was discharged from the military instead of prison. if military law had been different, the shooter might still have been in prison....
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and the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania. here is the world trade center site where relatives are reading the names of 3,000 victims, nearly who died there 12 years ago. >> president obama is cautiously embracing a russian plan for syria to surrender the stockpile of chemical weapons and said he would seize a last diplomatic opening if it helped avoid a military strike on syria. >> new update from fire officials show that the mt. diablo fire is under control this morning and now is 70 percent contained with over 3,100 acres burned and crews will mop up and improve containment lines, with evacuations lifted. >> problem for an elementary school in vallejo facebook video shows bats on the >> a look at the bay bridge toll plaza that is packed. some of the slow traffic is due to an accident on the other sides of the bridge. in san francisco there are two separate accidents involving three vehicles. our drive time traffic, tracy to dublin is 47 minutes and 53 minutes westbound high four from antioch to concord. >> a blanket of clou
and the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania. here is the world trade center site where relatives are reading the names of 3,000 victims, nearly who died there 12 years ago. >> president obama is cautiously embracing a russian plan for syria to surrender the stockpile of chemical weapons and said he would seize a last diplomatic opening if it helped avoid a military strike on syria. >> new update from fire officials show that the mt. diablo fire is under control this morning and...
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drone in the skies above the gulf according to the pentagon. defense officials say it got within 16 miles of the unarmed drone while it was conducting a classified surveillance flight over international waters on tuesday, but what of the two u.s. military aircraft escorting that drone fired a warning flare and after that the iranian jet broke off pursuit. you may remember in november, the pentagon reported fighter aircraft from iran actually fired at one of our drones, but did not destroy it. u.s. officials maintain they have the right to protect our military assets. well, it could be a preview of the 2016 presidential race. some possible republican contenders speaking back-to-back at cpac, the political conservative action conference. this year, a couple of potential candidates did not get an invitation. and campaign carl cameron, i haven't said that in a while, is at the conference in maryland. good to see you, it sounds like two speakers had very different visions for the future of the party. >> there's an awful lot of debate what the republ
drone in the skies above the gulf according to the pentagon. defense officials say it got within 16 miles of the unarmed drone while it was conducting a classified surveillance flight over international waters on tuesday, but what of the two u.s. military aircraft escorting that drone fired a warning flare and after that the iranian jet broke off pursuit. you may remember in november, the pentagon reported fighter aircraft from iran actually fired at one of our drones, but did not destroy it....
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i said, i've got the pentagon papers. he says, oh my god, my, you need more than help them you got problems. i said, you just get in the chair by 5:00. will turn around and you do stay in that chair as long as i'm filibustering. and that was our plan. i said, not go down to the doctor's office and get a colostomy bag for it. [laughter] he does that. it was interesting to go into the dynamics of that. lo and behold, i come to the floor of the senate trudging with these papers next to my desk. i was a freshman, so i was way on the side. me forcame up to committee information and he says, mike, are those the pentagon papers? i looked at them with a blank stare. it was a joke on his part. but i'm i'm looking at him, my god! be talkinggoing to for a couple of days, so i want to tell the staff of the senate, hey, you better clearwire, because you're not getting out of here shortly. your wife,all because you're not getting out of here shortly. they have to start calling the role for coram. there's is only one other senator in th
i said, i've got the pentagon papers. he says, oh my god, my, you need more than help them you got problems. i said, you just get in the chair by 5:00. will turn around and you do stay in that chair as long as i'm filibustering. and that was our plan. i said, not go down to the doctor's office and get a colostomy bag for it. [laughter] he does that. it was interesting to go into the dynamics of that. lo and behold, i come to the floor of the senate trudging with these papers next to my desk. i...
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the pentagon says it will spend a billion dollars to beef up the missile defense system along the west coast. here is now from our correspondent. >> the north korean leader revealed his troops during military kper sizes but at the pentagon hagel warned it is missiles that sounded the alarm? north korea in particular recently made advances and engaged in a serious of irresponsible and reckless provocatio provocations. >> 20 counter of u.s. military will stolester the missile defense system in alaska by 14% adding at forth fwrooely designed top destroy missiles aimed at the u.s. and will also install a high power radar in japan to groove early warning capability. why the concern now? it rarped up last april during this military pa reside. u.s. intelligence was shocked to see what appeared to be long range ballistic missiles that can be fired from mobile launchers with a capability of reaches the u.s. armed with a nuclear warhead. >> we watched this evolving threat very closely. >> they launched a satellite into space last september and conducted a test last month. >> they still have a co
the pentagon says it will spend a billion dollars to beef up the missile defense system along the west coast. here is now from our correspondent. >> the north korean leader revealed his troops during military kper sizes but at the pentagon hagel warned it is missiles that sounded the alarm? north korea in particular recently made advances and engaged in a serious of irresponsible and reckless provocatio provocations. >> 20 counter of u.s. military will stolester the missile defense...
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i said, i've got the pentagon papers. you come in, you can't leave until i leave. i won't think ill of you if you don't come in, because there's risks that we don't know anything about. theveryone come in to person said, senator, let me have it. so four or five people for two days were sleeping on the living room floor, and we would go to the papers. the style i used in going through it, i was reading my little portion of it, the first part which is most historic and most interesting. but others would -- i said, whenever you come across a name, come and show me the name. i would then read around the context and make a judgment of this should be excised or not. we didn't just take a pencil, we took scissors and cut it out so there will be no misunderstanding. i have to bring the papers from my home to the capital, and so i buy to flight bags, you know those old flight bags without wheels read i buy two of those to honor the papers. and so i spend the money, pack them up with two bags like that, and someone to take them to
i said, i've got the pentagon papers. you come in, you can't leave until i leave. i won't think ill of you if you don't come in, because there's risks that we don't know anything about. theveryone come in to person said, senator, let me have it. so four or five people for two days were sleeping on the living room floor, and we would go to the papers. the style i used in going through it, i was reading my little portion of it, the first part which is most historic and most interesting. but...
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david martin at the pentagon has more. >> reporter: the defense cuts start small very small. no more air force fly overs at funerals and graduations. the navy delayed the deployment of the hospital ship comfort to south america. but one of its newest warships left for the western pacific right on schedule. by april 1st however the navy will shut down an entire carrier airwing and the army will stop bringing in equipment for major overhauls. the longer the budget cuts last, the greater the kind of damage senator john mccain warned about on "face the nation". >> if you deprive the military of the ability to train, the ability to have flight hours for our pilots an air crews the ability of our people to have the right kind of equipment to fight with then you are putting us in danger. >> reporter: with military pay and support to the troops in afghanistan off limits the rest of the defense department must absorb $43 billion in cuts. an across-the-board 9% reduction to every program. a bad situation that after meeting with the joint chiefs of staff on friday, new defense secretary
david martin at the pentagon has more. >> reporter: the defense cuts start small very small. no more air force fly overs at funerals and graduations. the navy delayed the deployment of the hospital ship comfort to south america. but one of its newest warships left for the western pacific right on schedule. by april 1st however the navy will shut down an entire carrier airwing and the army will stop bringing in equipment for major overhauls. the longer the budget cuts last, the greater the...
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i don't think it's just about the pentagon. but the pentagon is the biggest bill payer in the sequestration. so there's a lot of attention being focused on it. host: we're talking about the bloomberg government posing new report on defense contracts spending where they found the top tender's 642012 defense contracts spending included eight democrats and two republicans. chris in jamaica, new york, independent. caller: my question concerned the outsourcing of contracts overseas. you covered how we breakdown the contracts across the united states. i was wondering what percentage of contracts are outsourced overseas? i know than it supports the economies overseas more than ours. i was just curious about that. also, you mentioned this morning about the f-35. are -- i spot the f-22 was going to be the last land jet -- manned jet aircraft moving forward. host: got it. guest: the outsourcing contracts overseas, a lot of the support for our bases overseas go to foreign companies. everything from picking up the trash at a base in german
i don't think it's just about the pentagon. but the pentagon is the biggest bill payer in the sequestration. so there's a lot of attention being focused on it. host: we're talking about the bloomberg government posing new report on defense contracts spending where they found the top tender's 642012 defense contracts spending included eight democrats and two republicans. chris in jamaica, new york, independent. caller: my question concerned the outsourcing of contracts overseas. you covered how...
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if the accusation is china or somebody has gone inside the pentagon and inside other national headquarters of our government, had that happened in the physical world that would be an act of war. yet in the cyberworld, what is it? >> first, bona seta. you're absolutely right. we reached a critical policy decision level as to when would dehit back? it costs businesses -- they lose intellectual properties. it's soft dollars. costs hard dollars to protect us. at some point the government has to say -- the report clearly staked out a line in the stand. now the government -- we have forced their hand to say china is behind this, but china says you don't have no hard evidence. so, i think we have a long road ahead of us with china in terms of defending our critical infrastructure. >> shepard: you wonder when the road comes to an end because we're led to believe if they want to shut our trains down, they can. if they want to shut our electrical grid down, they can. or economic system, they can. if they can, and they do, then we have real problem. >> yeah. the government isn't also in the business
if the accusation is china or somebody has gone inside the pentagon and inside other national headquarters of our government, had that happened in the physical world that would be an act of war. yet in the cyberworld, what is it? >> first, bona seta. you're absolutely right. we reached a critical policy decision level as to when would dehit back? it costs businesses -- they lose intellectual properties. it's soft dollars. costs hard dollars to protect us. at some point the government has...
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those numbers from the pentagon have fixed new attention on the problem with stories in "the new york times" and "rolling stone magazine" on rape survivors and the oscar-nominated documentary "the invisible war", filled with testimonials from military veterans who were sexually assaulted. >> i reported it two different times to my squad leader, and he told me there was nothing i could do about it because i didn't have any proof. they took me before my lieutenant commander, he says do you think this is funny, and i said what do you mean? and he's like, is this all a joke to you? i was like what do you mean? and he goes, you're the third girl to report rape this week are you guys like all in cahoots, do you think this is a game? >> woodruff: today, a senate armed services sub-committee took up the issue, starting with anu bhagwati of the service women's action network. >> during my five years as a marine officer i experienced daily discrimination and sexual harassment. i was exposed to a culture rife with sexism, rape jokes, pornography, and widespread commercial sexual exploitation of
those numbers from the pentagon have fixed new attention on the problem with stories in "the new york times" and "rolling stone magazine" on rape survivors and the oscar-nominated documentary "the invisible war", filled with testimonials from military veterans who were sexually assaulted. >> i reported it two different times to my squad leader, and he told me there was nothing i could do about it because i didn't have any proof. they took me before my...
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and breaking in washington the pentagon made a big announcement about a new military medal signed to honor drone pilots above those who earned theirs in the combat in the field. ♪ wireless is limitless. [ female announcer ] from finding the best way... ♪ to finding the best catch... ♪ wireless is limitless. >> reminded that we're watching vatican city where any moment a puff of smoke from this chimney could tell the word whether a new pope has been chosen. black smoke means not yet, white smoke means the catholic church has a new leader. we will be watching the whole time and go live to the vatican in moments. >> the oakland a's-- >> oh, oh (screams) >> the entire upper deck of the infrastructure has collapsed and fallen on the lower deck. from here we cannot tell what's beneath the upper deck, but one could only guess. >> megyn: look at those pictures. remember that, san francisco in '89? the aftermath of the quake that struck the pay area, telling nearly 70 people. now, some experts are warning of a potential disaster after a series of earthquakes shook portions of southern c
and breaking in washington the pentagon made a big announcement about a new military medal signed to honor drone pilots above those who earned theirs in the combat in the field. ♪ wireless is limitless. [ female announcer ] from finding the best way... ♪ to finding the best catch... ♪ wireless is limitless. >> reminded that we're watching vatican city where any moment a puff of smoke from this chimney could tell the word whether a new pope has been chosen. black smoke means not yet,...
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did was indeed what he did because i did you know did you take it a comfort from the fact that the pentagon eventually did bowed to pressure from human rights groups and posted over eighty unpublished rulings on manning's trial did you know it was a breakthrough. yeah and i think that in general this case just like was stated earlier. this case has shown us. the influence and the ability of individuals to transform our world so both manning is one of these people and all the activists that are made sure that he would not use people gotten in jail and then now finally the mainstream media in the united states can't ignore his story and what he's been going through and i think that this very important and of course it is incredible to hear about that he tries to to take this to other media before he tried to get it to little league syndicalist was the only place that would actually acknowledge the significance of the documents that he was handing over icelandic and added jones to. for now but things are small she thought you know program to. my pleasure i hope you can stay with us too as we e
did was indeed what he did because i did you know did you take it a comfort from the fact that the pentagon eventually did bowed to pressure from human rights groups and posted over eighty unpublished rulings on manning's trial did you know it was a breakthrough. yeah and i think that in general this case just like was stated earlier. this case has shown us. the influence and the ability of individuals to transform our world so both manning is one of these people and all the activists that are...
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pentagon officials are saying hagel was in another part of the city at the time of that incident. 90 minutes later, another suicide bombing taking place in the city of coast. nine others killed there. >>> and in neighboring pakistan, a police officer in the city of lahor says hundreds of muslims stormed a christian neighborhood and set fire to houses. the mob was outraged by allegations at a christian man committed blasphemy against mohammed. hundreds of christian families fled and police took the man into custody to try to pacify the crowd. blasphemy is a serious offense in pakistan that can carry the death penalty. >>> vatican workers hoisted the chimney high above the sistine chapel today. they are getting ready for the conclave that is set to begin next tuesday to pick the new pope. the college of cardinals has been busy all week. cardinals are discussing the problems facing the catholic church right now and figuring out the qualities they want to see in the next leader. lauren green is joining us now with more from rome. lauren? >> hey. the date is set. the place is ready and al
pentagon officials are saying hagel was in another part of the city at the time of that incident. 90 minutes later, another suicide bombing taking place in the city of coast. nine others killed there. >>> and in neighboring pakistan, a police officer in the city of lahor says hundreds of muslims stormed a christian neighborhood and set fire to houses. the mob was outraged by allegations at a christian man committed blasphemy against mohammed. hundreds of christian families fled and...
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to hear reports of the explosion at the pentagon. i knew in my heart that was that aircraf aircraft. >> we just had an airplane crash, american airlines plane headed east down over the pike and pentagon. >> there is visible smoke. high visible smoke. >> it was instantaneous, just a very loud noise. the lights went out. everything was black, very heavy smoke, debris piled on top of me so i'm penned in my chair at my desk. >> as i came in to focuses a little closer this pile of debris i saw looked like a face, couldn't possibly be a live person and then i thought i saw it wink or blink. i yelled for help and from outside came lieutenant commander dave serentino. >> it felt like a furniace in there and couldn't believe anybody was alive and saw can't thomas trying to pull debris and i looked to my side and saw mr. henson about 10 feet away in this cave of debris. already, my uniform is starting to melt, my shoes are starting to melt. i'm really eager for him to get out of there and go. he says he can't budge. out of desperation, i laid
to hear reports of the explosion at the pentagon. i knew in my heart that was that aircraf aircraft. >> we just had an airplane crash, american airlines plane headed east down over the pike and pentagon. >> there is visible smoke. high visible smoke. >> it was instantaneous, just a very loud noise. the lights went out. everything was black, very heavy smoke, debris piled on top of me so i'm penned in my chair at my desk. >> as i came in to focuses a little closer this...
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it's fox top story and jennifer griffin is live on us for us tonight pentagon. what are the number of dead and wounded tell us about what could have caused this? >> well, what we know, shepard, is that an investigation team is on the ground in nevada. the number of wounded and the number of dead tell us that something must have gone wrong with that 60-millimeter shell that was inside the tube. there were five people killed instantly. normally, it is a team of three who are surrounding the mortar position. so clearly some of them walked over to see what was going on, and they were killed instantly. we also know, of course, that it must have jammed and the wounded were taken. we know that two died waiting to be evacuated. one died on route and seven more were wounded, shepard. >> shepard: what about reaction out of washington tonight, jen? >> president obama expressed condolences at saint patrick's day lunch on capitol hill while senate majority leader harry reid drew attention to budget cuts and how they could impact military training like that taking place at ha
it's fox top story and jennifer griffin is live on us for us tonight pentagon. what are the number of dead and wounded tell us about what could have caused this? >> well, what we know, shepard, is that an investigation team is on the ground in nevada. the number of wounded and the number of dead tell us that something must have gone wrong with that 60-millimeter shell that was inside the tube. there were five people killed instantly. normally, it is a team of three who are surrounding the...
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over the budget in the united states this whole deficit ceiling in how much we need to cut why is the pentagon off the table well if you look at this chart this is department of defense spending and real inflation adjusted dollars as you can see we spend now more than we did during the cold war vietnam and the reagan build up well the pentagon spending is a function of money printing it's a function of money printing because money printing would ordinarily cause massive inflation but dead soldiers equal deflation that's why you have to look at that arlington national cemetery that's america's answer to inflation it's to deflationary forces of genocide and pentagon budget increases and killing helpless women and children around the world to keep stuff in america cheap enough for the casino class to keep them serve them amused and distract it well i'm going to get to that in a second because i really think what catherine austin fits in poker roberson said is true is that the pentagon supports the us dollar that is what backs the us dollar and if that is under threat then it's important to increa
over the budget in the united states this whole deficit ceiling in how much we need to cut why is the pentagon off the table well if you look at this chart this is department of defense spending and real inflation adjusted dollars as you can see we spend now more than we did during the cold war vietnam and the reagan build up well the pentagon spending is a function of money printing it's a function of money printing because money printing would ordinarily cause massive inflation but dead...
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i am a colonel and working in the pentagon. it is it the only thing they are thinking about right now and spending a tremendous amount of man and woman hours to try to find a way to implement those cut fist they move forward which it looks like they are going tompt >> the pentagon is sounding the alarm for many months. pan neta said the cuts are devastating . you are on the front line. how much impact will it have domestically and our defense? >> not only affect our defense, i think it will leave us vulnerable but also personalitily it is going to affect the folks that provide the services and all the way down to the smallest contractor that provides services through the supply chain all the way up. so it is going to be dramatic and devastate i agree with the secretary. we should have worked on this from day one. i am flagger -- flabbergasted. harry reid could bring them back tomorrow. our country's military and service is so much more important than vacation. come on back and get pizza and something to drink and bang it out an
i am a colonel and working in the pentagon. it is it the only thing they are thinking about right now and spending a tremendous amount of man and woman hours to try to find a way to implement those cut fist they move forward which it looks like they are going tompt >> the pentagon is sounding the alarm for many months. pan neta said the cuts are devastating . you are on the front line. how much impact will it have domestically and our defense? >> not only affect our defense, i think...
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the pentagon completely blew this off. they were not prepared for anything having to do with the cuts. they did not do budget offsets talking about getting down into the wings. the offsets are those things you can take cuts on and not suffer degradation of options. you can kick that down the road to be funded. fundamentally we are not seeing a relook or reorganization of the department of defense since 1947. secretary of defense pineda put out this 5 point opinion piece for the failure of the pentagon to do this. president obama called benghazi a result of sloppy thinking. we have sloppy thinking going on at dod not trying to figure out what is best to do regarding these cuts as well as to make an effective defense. >> military pay is exempt from sequestration. the budget analysts yourself expect widespread furloughs of dod civilians to pay for the military operations. >> that's right. we are looking at actual cuts and capability. no one thought this through no one thought we should cut the construction costs of expanding
the pentagon completely blew this off. they were not prepared for anything having to do with the cuts. they did not do budget offsets talking about getting down into the wings. the offsets are those things you can take cuts on and not suffer degradation of options. you can kick that down the road to be funded. fundamentally we are not seeing a relook or reorganization of the department of defense since 1947. secretary of defense pineda put out this 5 point opinion piece for the failure of the...
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. >> some republicans are questioning the qualifications of chuck hagel at the pentagon, but probably be confirmed anyway, now, hagel was widely criticized during his performance during the confirmation hearing and they delayed the vote so they'd have more time to ask the questions about the nominee, they say there should be be no hurry. and it's an important position. and here is senator lindsey graham on fox news sunday. >> i think we're doing our job to scrutinize, i think, one of the most unqualified, radical choices for secretary of defense in a very long time. >> meantime, senator john mccain says that hagel is not qualified, but he thinks it's time to go ahead with a vote since enough time has gone by to ask questions and now shall the white house is worried because two important nominations are going so slowly not only hagel, but john brennan to head the cia. >> between john brennan, the cia director and chuck hagel secretary of defense, we want to make sure we have them sitting in the the chairs working and i don't want something to have been missed because of the hangup in w
. >> some republicans are questioning the qualifications of chuck hagel at the pentagon, but probably be confirmed anyway, now, hagel was widely criticized during his performance during the confirmation hearing and they delayed the vote so they'd have more time to ask the questions about the nominee, they say there should be be no hurry. and it's an important position. and here is senator lindsey graham on fox news sunday. >> i think we're doing our job to scrutinize, i think, one...
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portugal was closest in the pentagon of people using their phones while behind the wheel. >> million taxpayers are missing out on federal tax refunds and time is running out to claim the money. the i.r.s. is holding $917 million in unclaimed tax refunds from 2009. if you forgot do file a return you could be entitled to part of the money. half the refunds are worth over $500 but you have to file by april 15 or the money goes back to the treasury for good l -- there is no easy way to find out if you have money. many low onincome taxpayers and are not required to file a tax return. >> the nation's largest community college fights for its survival. the major deadline looming today for san francisco city college. >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> hope there is an extra people in your step because it is friday. thanks for joining us. >> we will find out if the weather is contributing to the pep in your step. >> i hope so. there is no rain on live doppler 7 hd showing dry conditions. check out our visibility, nine miles at half moon bay and santa rosa and everyo
portugal was closest in the pentagon of people using their phones while behind the wheel. >> million taxpayers are missing out on federal tax refunds and time is running out to claim the money. the i.r.s. is holding $917 million in unclaimed tax refunds from 2009. if you forgot do file a return you could be entitled to part of the money. half the refunds are worth over $500 but you have to file by april 15 or the money goes back to the treasury for good l -- there is no easy way to find...
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dollar and if that is under threat then it's important to increase the budget of that pentagon which backs the u.s. dollar but i want to say when andrew sullivan says here regarding this chart he says quote history is replete with examples of great powers who undid themselves by spending on war and empire in the end often with the debt when the glutting the core concerns of the domestic economy had to monaco america is following imperial spain and imperial britain into the same morass but it is a choice not a fate right well how better way to support the u.s. dollar then killing a lot of people i agree with. paul craig roberts in that supporting the dollar means committing genocide when you print money that's inflationary when you allow money to be destroyed that's deflationary there's nothing faster to destroy money than bombs and dead bodies and that's what that's what it's all about where you actually mentioned the soldiers and a lot of americans will argue oh we can't cut the budget because we need to support our troops so to combat that argument andrew sullivan does provide this
dollar and if that is under threat then it's important to increase the budget of that pentagon which backs the u.s. dollar but i want to say when andrew sullivan says here regarding this chart he says quote history is replete with examples of great powers who undid themselves by spending on war and empire in the end often with the debt when the glutting the core concerns of the domestic economy had to monaco america is following imperial spain and imperial britain into the same morass but it is...
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libby, what is the pentagon's stance on all this? >> reporter: they think senator gillibrand's bill go too far. they're supporting senator claire mccaskill, missouri, and senator mccaskill would create more layers of checks and balances and would do one curb thing. she would take away a commander's ability to dismiss a court-martial conviction. right now a commander can do that even if someone is convicted of raping someone, but that could change. they said it has to stay in house, and that is one way to follow through on these cases. a crucial difference in senators, and they're talking about it today. we've heard from survivors of sexual assault. it's been an intense discussion one here on capitol hill, one that has a lot of people talking about this issue of sexual assault in the military. a recent report that came out from the pentagon itself showed 26,000 cases of unwanted sexual contact last year. of 3,000 cases of sexual assaults only 300 were prosecutorred. >> whoa, libby, appreciate it. libby casey for us on capitol hill. >>
libby, what is the pentagon's stance on all this? >> reporter: they think senator gillibrand's bill go too far. they're supporting senator claire mccaskill, missouri, and senator mccaskill would create more layers of checks and balances and would do one curb thing. she would take away a commander's ability to dismiss a court-martial conviction. right now a commander can do that even if someone is convicted of raping someone, but that could change. they said it has to stay in house, and...